Police hunt raiders who targeted banks

POLICE are hunting for raiders who fled empty-handed after attempting to rob two banks within an hour.

The thieves struck in the early hours yesterday, as security staff visited banks in Glasgow and Uddingston, Lanarkshire.

The first incident took place between 12:45am and 1:05am outside the Clydesdale Bank in St Vincent Place, Glasgow.

Two G4 Security guards were making a delivery to the bank when an onlooker spotted a hooded figure crouching behind a blue Rover 75 car.

The suspect realised that he had been seen and jumped into the car, which sped off through red lights.

Only an hour later, security staff were targeted by the same man after completing a drop-off at the Halifax Bank of Scotland in Uddingston's Main Street.